Durban panchang, 9 September 2026
Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 17:44 Moonrise 04:53 Shravana month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:02 to 17:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:30 – 08:58
- Gulika Kalam 10:25 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta 11:30 – 12:16
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:16 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:53 – 13:21
- 09:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 09:01 Karana becomes Vishti
- 11:44 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 11:44 Moon enters Leo
Night
17:44 to 06:01 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:44 – 20:11
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:22 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 20:00 Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 09:01
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 11:44 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Shiva until 18:22
- Karana Vanija until 09:01, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Leo
- 09:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 09:01 Karana becomes Vishti
- 11:44 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 11:44 Moon enters Leo
- 18:22 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 20:00 Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:30 – 08:58
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 09:01 – 11:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:25 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:30 – 12:16
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 11:44 – 20:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:21
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:24 – 05:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:30 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:44 – 20:11
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:02 – 07:30 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:30 – 08:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:58 – 10:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:25 – 11:53 | Good |
| Rog | 11:53 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:21 – 14:48 | Bad |
| Char | 14:48 – 16:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:16 – 17:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:44 – 19:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:16 – 20:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:48 – 22:20 | Good |
| Char | 22:20 – 23:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:52 – 01:25 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:25 – 02:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:57 – 04:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:29 – 06:01 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:01 NowMoon
- 07:59 NowSaturn
- 08:58 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 10:55 NowSun
- 11:53 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:48 NowSaturn
- 15:47 NowJupiter
- 16:45 NowMars
- 17:44 NowSun
- 18:45 NowVenus
- 19:47 NowMercury
- 20:48 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:54 NowSun
- 01:55 NowVenus
- 02:57 NowMercury
- 03:58 NowMoon
- 05:00 NowSaturn
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:02 NowMoon
- 08:02 NowSaturn
- 09:02 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 11:02 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 13:02 NowMercury
- 14:02 NowMoon
- 15:02 NowSaturn
- 16:02 NowJupiter
- 17:02 NowMars
- 18:02 NowSun
- 19:02 NowVenus
- 20:02 NowMercury
- 21:02 NowMoon
- 22:02 NowSaturn
- 23:02 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:02 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:02 NowMercury
- 04:02 NowMoon
- 05:02 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:24 – 05:00 Cancer
- 05:00 – 06:27 Leo
- 06:27 – 07:50 Virgo
- 07:50 – 09:24 Libra
- 09:24 – 11:19 Scorpio
- 11:19 – 13:34 Sagittarius
- 13:34 – 15:55 Capricorn
- 15:55 – 18:14 Aquarius
- 18:14 – 20:32 Pisces
- 20:32 – 22:52 Aries
- 22:52 – 01:11 next day Taurus
- 01:11 – 03:15 next day Gemini
- 03:15 – 04:56 next day Cancer
- 04:56 – 06:01 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method